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LunacyNow t1_j24vsvo wrote

>New York is among a handful of states, including Connecticut, that use the power of eminent domain to seize private property for economic development. In a 2009 case affirming New York’s authority, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled that the legal bar for blight might “have been set too low” but said it would be up to lawmakers to change
the definition.
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>Over the past 15 years, dozens of states have placed limitations on when they can take
ownership of private property. But not New York State, which has among
the fewest restrictions on its power to rebuild areas in the name of
economic development, according to the Institute of Justice, a
libertarian policy group that tracks the issue.

Well that's very concerning. Where's all the outrage over this?

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BakedBread65 t1_j24z99z wrote

Who’s going to be outraged when it’s middle/upper class people being ousted. Nobody’s punching down.

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